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It's the weird colour scheme that freaks me. Every time you try to operate one of these weird black controls, which are labeled in black on a black background, a small black light lights up black to let you know you've done it.

Don't like the look of the silver lens mount ring on a black finish body... Will probably have to pay extra for the 'P' variant to get it in black.

I'm sure people will complain it's still not thin enough. Looks like it might 'only' be a few mm reduction. I'm also not keen of the look of the ISO dial over the viewfinder. Feels a bit tacked on, IMO.

Leica if you can keep it under 600 grams with M6 thickness, take my money now.

Actually I'm a fan of that "film rewind" dial -- although I wonder if it's actually ISO or EV compensation. I can see justifications for either, although if there is a back scroll wheel a la Canon for exposure compensation, a dedicated ISO dial on the top would be quite handy.

I'm okay with chrome like the M6 or 262 if that reduces heft, which I think should be a priority for the MX line with the classic genes. Perhaps go with the nice brass and full features (video etc) for the Typ XXX line, if that is indeed how Leica intends to fork its rangefinder products down the road, as some speculate.

I love my M9. It's 95% perfect. The 240 (or 262, which is more or less what I described above) is 99% there, but if they can trim down the size to M6 dimensions, put in the Q sensor with EVF functionality back in it would be just the perfect, timeless digital M. It would last me, and I suspect many RFF members, a lifetime. I simply don't lust after 30 MP, 20 stops dynamic range and 1 million ISO. Don't feel drawn to that game. Come on Leica, we're almost there.

If they can deliver that I would probably buy two M10s and Leica might as well call it a day on the M and work on other product lines!

The M10 on the photo might be a hoax but Leica did file for a product (FCC# N5A3656), and it does say Medium format SLR -- THAT comes directly form the FCC website.

If the photo (the bottom plate one) is a fake, the new product may be S line.

But if the photo is real, then the SLR part is obviously a mistake. Have previous M bodies been called SLR by FCC?

Anyway, medium format would probably mean that Leica has put that new CMOSIS sensor in there. That would be pretty interesting. While the sensor may be slightly too large for M (I did not check any facts), this may at least allow for various aspect ratios with as much sensor area as possible, potentially driven by 6-bit coding for a lens-specific selection. Leica must have at least toyed with such ideas in their research department. Of course, various digital corrections may also be done, but so far the M line in-camera fixes have been rather minimal concentrating only on the vignetting and colour shift issues.

Without more, I don't think it being a few mm thinner will have hoards of existing Leica digital owners abandoning their existing cameras in favor of the M10, nor do I see it tipping the balance in favor of those sitting on the fence about acquiring a digital M.

Without more, I don't think it being a few mm thinner will have hoards of existing Leica digital owners abandoning their existing cameras in favor of the M10, nor do I see it tipping the balance in favor of those sitting on the fence about acquiring a digital M.

I disagree

I never heard of "hoards" of Leica users, in any context.

A thinner, lighter body would be attractive to many, I know that. Look at how the Barnack lives on. Why?

Smaller, if well designed, and equally powerful, is better

Now, I'm shooting a loaner Sony Rx1r2 alot right now, and it's tiny, and it makes unbelievable images. I'll never buy one though, because the design is so unfriendly, in so many ways. Smaller is not always "better", but done right....

While the sensor may be slightly too large for M (I did not check any facts), this may at least allow for various aspect ratios with as much sensor area as possible, potentially driven by 6-bit coding for a lens-specific selection.

Ok, checked the CMOSIS sensor size. It's not that much bigger at 36.43mm x 27.62mm, but it would at least allow for an improved square mode over any standard fullframe sensor. There may be a small advantage for various other crops, too, where the 6-bit coding could be utilized if they wish to push it.

Rethinking of the frameline masks or even the projection solution may also be needed to provide a good user experience.

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